Auto body holding means for auto body conveyor apparatus with side sill holding means that accepts different sized side sills

摘要

An auto body side sill holding apparatus for an auto body conveyor apparatus wherein spaced pairs of hanger arms are pivotally mounted on a frame on opposite sides of the line along which the conveyor apparatus is conveying the auto bodies for pivoting movement about the upper ends of the hanger arms for moving the lower ends of the hanger arms away from and toward an auto body. The auto body side sill holding apparatus includes a first side sill holding support on the lower ends of the hanger arms on one side of the line for holding one side sill of an auto body in a fixed position laterally of the direction of movement of the conveyor apparatus and a second side sill holding support on the lower ends of the hanger arms on the other side of the line for supporting the other side sill of an auto body and for permitting movement thereof laterally of the direction of movement of the conveyor apparatus. The first side sill holding support has a V-shaped groove therein in which one side sill of the auto body is received for substantially preventing lateral movement of the side sill in a direction transverse of the line and the second side sill holding support has a flat surface on which the side sill on the other side of the auto body is free to move laterally.